Final
Greinke aims to continue NL West dominance
Apr 12, 2015 - 2:08 PM (SportsNetwork.com) - Zack Greinke aims to continue his recent dominance against the National League West on Sunday and will try to help the Los Angeles Dodgers avoid a three-game sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Greinke, who is 18-1 against the NL West since joining the Dodgers, was marvelous against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, as he allowed two hits in the first inning then none for the next five, but still received a no-decision in his team's 7-3 loss.
The 31-year-old right-hander is 5-3 lifetime versus the D-backs with a 3.96 ERA in 12 games. He was 3-0 against them last season with a 1.42 ERA, 26 strikeouts and seven walks.
Arizona, meanwhile, will turn to righty Josh Collmenter, who surrendered five runs on 10 hits over 4 2/3 innings of his Opening Day loss to the San Francisco Giants.
Collmenter had a 6.87 ERA in four games (three starts) against the Dodgers last year.
Arizona got a tremendous performance from top pitching prospect Archie Bradley in his MLB debut on Saturday, as he fired six shutout innings and was backed by a Paul Goldschmidt two-run homer in a 6-0 win.
Bradley (1-0) allowed a hit and walked four while striking out six for the Diamondbacks, who have taken the first two games of the series. A.J. Pollock went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored.
"I didn't want to get too high. I just wanted to stay calm and remember what we talked about in trying to get them out and just stay within myself," Bradley said.
Clayton Kershaw (0-1) surrendered six runs -- five earned -- on 10 hits and three walks over 6 1/3 frames for Los Angeles, which has dropped three of its last four games.
"I made a lot of mistakes," Kershaw said.
The Dodgers won 15 of 19 games with the D-backs last season, including the last five.
- LOS ANGELES: 7
ARIZONA: 4
Final
Apr 12 7:37 PM - A.J. Pollock doubles to right field. Jordan Pacheco scores. Cliff Pennington scores. Chris Owings scores.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 4 Bot 9, 2 OutsApr 12 7:28 PM - Pollock doubled to right, Owings scored, Pennington scored, Pacheco scored.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 4 Bot 9, 2 OutsApr 12 7:26 PM - Pacheco singled to right, Lamb scored, Owings to third, Pennington to second.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 9, 2 OutsApr 12 7:21 PM - Jordan Pacheco singles to right field. Cliff Pennington to second. Chris Owings to third. Jake Lamb scores.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 9, 2 OutsApr 12 7:21 PM - Guerrero homered to left on a 0-2 count, Grandal scored.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 0 Top 9, 1 OutApr 12 6:54 PM - Alex Guerrero homers to left field. Yasmani Grandal scores.
Dodgers 7, Diamondbacks 0 Top 9, 1 OutApr 12 6:54 PM - Guerrero doubled to left, A.Gonzalez scored, Ethier to third.
Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 0 Top 7, 2 OutsApr 12 6:11 PM - Alex Guerrero doubles to left field. Andre Ethier to third. Adrian Gonzalez scores.
Dodgers 5, Diamondbacks 0 Top 7, 2 OutsApr 12 6:11 PM - Guerrero singled to right, Grandal scored, Ethier to second.
Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0 Top 4, 1 OutApr 12 5:07 PM - Alex Guerrero singles to right center field. Andre Ethier to second. Yasmani Grandal scores.
Dodgers 2, Diamondbacks 0 Top 4, 1 OutApr 12 5:07 PM - Rollins hit a sacrifice fly to center fielder Pollock, Pederson scored.
Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0 Top 3, 2 OutsApr 12 4:49 PM - Jimmy Rollins out on a sacrifice fly to center field to A.J. Pollock. Joc Pederson scores.
Dodgers 1, Diamondbacks 0 Top 3, 1 OutApr 12 4:48 PM - Jimmy Rollins singles to right field.
Apr 12 4:11 PM - LOS ANGELES: 0
ARIZONA: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 12 4:11 PM
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